M3U URL vs Portal system, Which one is better to watch IPTV?
In this article, we are going to explain the systems which IPTV providers use to stream IPTV channels.
There are 2 common systems:
M3U URL base devices
Portal system devices
For the portal system, you need to give your box MAC address to the IPTV provider and they will give you a portal address after adding the MAC address to their 
database.
In the M3U URL system, the IPTV provider sends you a URL to set up IPTV, and no need to add any MAC address in their system.The portal base devices like old MAG boxes or TVIP boxes are not the best devices to watch IPTV. The portal system will disappear from the market soon because it’s NOT secure and efficient.If we want to list some old models of these devices we can mention MAG 250, MAG 254, MAG 256, TVIP 410 and etc.
Even in the new model of MAG boxes, there is a problem with the portal system too. The IPTV providers do not support MAG 420 or MAG 520 with the portal systems because of different Stalker Middleware.Migrate to M3U URL devices and applicationsSo what we can do?
The answer to this question is M3U-based devices.
We will explain 3 easy solutions to replace portal base boxes:Setup IPTV on Smart TVIf you have a Smart TV in any brand Samsung, LG, Sony and etc, replace your portal base box with it to watch IPTV.
You can simply set up your IPTV on Smart TV with the below applications:
IPTV Smarters app:
Smart IPTV app:
Smart STB app:
SS IPTV app:
Buy an Android boxIf you don’t have a Smart TV or you own an old Smart TV but still desire to watch IPTV programs on TV, we recommend you to buy an Android box which is not too expensive, and use modern M3U list technology.
They are many different models of Android boxes but if you want a brand name from us, we can offer you “MI box 4k”.
MI box specifications
You can make a simple search on google where you can buy it in your country.There is also another model of the box named the Formuler box.
Formuler boxes support both the M3U URL and Portal system, so they can be a good replacement.
Formuler box websiteLoad M3U url on Computer or SmartphoneIf you do not insist to watch IPTV on your TV. You can simply load your m3u URL on your Computer or Smartphone, here are some tutorials for setup IPTV on them:IPTV Smarters on windows:VLC on computer,IPTV Smarters on phone,GSE Smart IPTV on phone.
